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37 “Whoever welcomes one of these little children in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me does not welcome me but the one who sent me.” (Mark 9:37, NIV) I love watching children at our church. Usually, they are present in the big room before the service starts, then leave with their teachers (some of…

Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity. (1 Timothy 4:12 NIV) While on a train, I heard a young teacher complaining of how difficult it was to work at school. The administrators’ pressure, the low salary,…

12 The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon; 13 planted in the house of the Lord, they will flourish in the courts of our God 14 They will still bear fruit( in old age, they will stay fresh and green, (Psalms 92:14, NIV) My acquaintance was moving to the U.S. where his…

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. (Galatians 5:22-23, NIV) Once I read a story about Adelina Patti, a famous 19th-century Italian-French opera singer, who, before having her summer retreat in a remote village, had told her friends the address of the village post-office…

4 When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch.” (Luke 5:4, NIV) While studying the Bible, I prefer “slow reading.” After covering the background information about a chapter, I focus on a passage and start moving from verse to verse within it. In…

“The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, and all who live in it…” (Psalm 24:1 NIV) While talking with my colleague, I heard her mention in passing: “I don’t like the word ‘responsibility.’” I knew that wasn’t true because my colleague was a very answerable and accountable person, and what she said was…

Why is the Bible so magnetic, with the unusual power and ability to attract? Why is it the best-selling book of all times? First of all, because it is the story of how Man was (and is!) seeking and approaching God – a Superhuman Being Who is enigmatic and incomprehensible, loving and just, ready to…

11 See what large letters I use as I write to you with my own hand! (Galatians 6:11) My mother, a dedicated Christian, liked to write letters even when telephones became a fact of life. Every time when I received a letter from her – usually filled with blessings and references to Bible passages, I immediately…

6 We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying, then prophesy in accordance with your faith; 7 if it is serving, then serve; if it is teaching, then teach; (Romans 12: 6-7. NIV). As a young man, I volunteered to teach a Bible class in the church I was then…